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Addicted to Heroin, Part 3: Clinic Offers Hardcore Addicts Hope
Channel 2 NewsDanielle Schaefer is more than three years sober, but still considers herself an a heroin addict. Back then, getting a heroin fix was her highest priority, and she says she would do nearly anything to have that high. "I would call my family for money for...Tags: Morning Sickness, Methadone (drug), Heroin, Rentals, Hospitals and Clinics
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What is sequestration?
Tribune wire reportDeep U.S. budget cuts are due to kick in Friday unless Congress acts to stop them, which is unlikely. The $85 billion in across-the-board cuts, mandated by a 2011 deficit reduction law, apply in equal measure to defense and non-defense spending. The...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, FBI, HIV, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Income
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Savage Love: Queer Goggles
I am writing about a friend. By all appearances, he is straight. However, on more than one occasion, he has gotten drunk and tried to hook up with a transvestite or a person who could have been one. In one instance, he went to a club and was approached by...
Tags: Family Planning, Birth Control, Health Treatments, Sexual Health, Planned Parenthood
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer causes uproar with telecommuting ban
SAN FRANCISCO — Corporate America's most famous working mother has banned her employees from working at home. Now the backlash is threatening to overshadow the progress she has made turning around Yahoo Inc. Marissa Mayer, one of only a handful of...
Tags: University of Texas at Austin, Social Media, Twitter, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Donald Trump
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C. Everett Koop dies at 96; former U.S. surgeon general
In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of...
Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, Heroin, Birth Defects, Politics
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In budget fight, sky is falling again
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his officials are doing their best to drum up public concern over the shock wave of spending cuts that could strike the government in just days. So it's a good time to be alert for sky-is-falling hype....
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Air Transportation Industry, Washington, DC, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Renewed pertussis threat in Northern Michigan comes with expanded recommendations
The number of pertussis cases, otherwise known as whooping cough, are rising nationally, and cases locally in 2013 are up as well. Pertussis can be unknowingly spread to others, especially infants and young children, to whom it may be deadly....
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Health Insurance, Vaccines, Coughing, Symptoms
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Community notes Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013
Births A son, Daniel Stephen, was born to Dan and Holly O'Donnell of Petoskey on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Daniel weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth. His siblings are Lucas, Claire and...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, The Women (movie, 2008), Breads, Health Insurance, Family Planning
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Community Notes Monday, Feb. 25, 2013
Birth A daughter, Lena Christine Baker, was born to Tim and Jessica Baker of Boyne City on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Charlevoix Area Hospital. Lena weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. She has a brother, Luke Baker. Grandparents are Park and Yvonne...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Assault, Methodist, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Most women misunderstand IUD birth control
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new survey, most women had inaccurate perceptions about the safety and effectiveness of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in preventing pregnancy, say U.S. researchers, who urge doctors to talk more about the benefits of the...Tags: Gynecology, Family Planning, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Health Treatments
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Teen arrested for stealing pregnant woman's purse
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA teenager is behind bars accused of stealing a pregnant shopper's purse in a Dillon's parking lot. Police were called to the scene at the Harry and Edgemoor Dillons Friday afternoon. The woman told police a young man approached her, asking for a...Tags: Theft
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Community Notes Friday, Feb. 22, 2013
Meetings Sunday, Feb. 24 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, Feb. 25 Boyne City Rotary Club...Tags: Health Insurance, Abusive Behavior, Carrots, Assault, Family Planning
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